Wire fence



No. 749,137. PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904.

s. s. WITHINGTON.

WIRE FENCE.

- APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 9. 1902. RENEWED MAI 22, 1903.

K0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented January 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHERMAN S. WITHINGTON, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO ADRIAN WIRE FENCE COMPANY, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Itetters Patent No. 749,137,dated January 5, 1904.

Application filed June 9, 1902. Renewed May 22,1903. Serial No; 158378. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERMAN S. WITHING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it aplO pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to wire fences; and r 5 it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth.

The object of theinvention is to provide means for locking the horizontal wires to the stay-wires in such manner as to firmly bind said wires together and yet allow a slight vertical or tilting movement of the horizontal Wires at their point of contact with the staywires, so as to enable the fence to conform to any unevenness in the surface of the ground 5 without kinking the horizontal wires or throwing the stay-wires out of Vertical alinement.

The above object is attained by the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is an elevation of a fence involving my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the locking-wire uniting the stay-wire to the horizontal wire, the stay-wire appearing in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the locking-wires securing the horizontal wire to the stay-wire. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the locking-wire. Fig. 5 is an elevation of Fig. 3, showing by dotted lines the permitted movement between the horizon- 4O tal wire and stay-wire.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the horizontal wires of a fence, which are supported in any desired manner upon the posts 2. The stay-wires 3 are double,

being composed of parallel vertical strands or legs united by a loop at the top. The horizontal wires pass between the strands or legs of the stay-wires and are kinked at their points of contact with the strands of the stay-wires,

as shown at 4 and 5, to prevent lateral movement between the stay-wires and the longitudinal wires of the fence.

The locking-wire comprises a loop 6, having parallel arms 7. These locking-wires are so placed upon the fence as to embrace the horizontal wire in the loop thereof, while the opposed parallel arms of the locking-wire pass over one strand of the stay-wire and between both strands, their free ends being formed into eyes 8, which embrace one of the strands 6 of the stay-wire upon opposite sides of the horizontal wire, which lies midway between the arms of said locking-wire. By this lock or tie the stay-wire and horizontal wires are so united at their points of crossing as to pre- 6 vent lateral displacement; but at the same time provision is made to allow a tilting of the horizontal wires between the arms of the look, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5, thereby enabling the fence to be placed upon an incline and at the same time maintain the stay-wires in a vertical position. Because of the fact that the arms of the lock pass between the legs of the stay-Wire and have eyes which embrace the stay-wire upon the side 7 crossed by the horizontal wire any tensile strain upon the horizontal wire calculated to draw it into a straight line will not crowd the eyes of the tie open by pressure against the stay-wire for the reason that the bearing will be against the body of the lock and not against the turned ends of the eyes.

' Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a wire fence, the combination with the horizontal wire having bends therein, of the looped lockingwire engaging with its loop end the horizontal wire, the double staywire crossing the horizontal wire vertically 9 with its legs standing on opposite sides of said wire and lying in the bends therein, the locking-wire being in the form of a staple and passing over one and between the two wires of the double stay-wire astride of the hori- 9 zontal wire, the ends of the locking-wire hav ing eyes which embrace one strand of the vertical stay-wire on the side thereof crossed by the horizontal wire.

2. In a wire fence, the combination of the 1 of the strands of the stay-wire upon the side crossed by the horizontal wire, the arms of said locking-wire standing apart to allow a vertical movement of the horizontal wire between said arms.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

SHERMAN S. WITHINGTON.

Witnesses:

E. S. WHEELER, 0. E. DAVIS. 

